Lorde is Forgiven After Cancelling Tel Aviv Concert Due to Political Protest

On the Sunday paper of Israel's Yedioth Ahronoth(December 24), it was confirmed Lorde cancelled her Tel Aviv show (June 8, 2018) after receiving an overwhelming amount of backlash in addition to a letter of reconsideration from The Spinoff.

The 21-year-old singer was asked to "join the artistic boycott" against the country's "policies of oppression, ethnic cleansing, human rights violations, occupation and apartheid."

Later that day, concert promoter Eran Arielli of Naranjah responded to Lorde's decision on Variety.

"We forgive her," Arielli said and declined to discuss the situation any further.